Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) officially took over the state's top role on Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay man to be sworn in as governor.Thousands of people turned out for the inauguration ceremony in Denve

On Monday, the Denver City Council unanimously voted to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. Denver is now the first jurisdiction in the entire state to ban this cruel, archaic “therapy.” Notably, this isn’t the first time lawmakers in the state have tried to ban conversion therapy; it’s actually the fifth.

Sadly, Colorado isn’t wildly outdated compared to the rest of the country. How many states have bans on the practice? Only nine.